School, Community, and Church Activities: Relationship to Academic Achievement of Low-Income African American Early Adolescents in the Rural Deep South

Autor/inn/en	Irvin, Michael J.; Farmer, Thomas W.; Leung, Man-Chi; Thompson, Jana H.; Hutchins, Bryan C.
Titel	School, Community, and Church Activities: Relationship to Academic Achievement of Low-Income African American Early Adolescents in the Rural Deep South
Quelle	In: Journal of Research in Rural Education, 25 (2010) 4, S.1-21 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1551-0670
Schlagwörter	African American Students; Early Adolescents; Middle School Students; Grade 7; Grade 8; Rural Schools; Academic Achievement; Low Income Groups; Extracurricular Activities; Church Programs; School Activities; Community Programs; Gender Differences; Interpersonal Competence; Family Involvement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Middle school; Middle schools; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Schulleistung; Außerunterrichtliche Aktivität; Geschlechterkonflikt; Interpersonale Kompetenz
Abstract	The relationship of participation in school, community, and church activities to the academic achievement (i.e., end-of-year school grades) of African American youth in rural low-income communities was examined. Participants included 280 students (177 girls and 103 boys) in the 7th and 8th grades of two public middle schools. Participation in school, community, and church activities was measured by participants' involvement in extracurricular activities in these contexts. Results indicated that after accounting for school activities and other control variables, church activities were related to academic achievement. Findings suggested that it is important to consider participation in the activities of contexts outside of school that may support the achievement of African American youth in the rural Deep South. (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Penn State University College of Education, Center on Rural Education and Communities. 310B Rackley Building, University Park, PA 16802. Tel: 814-863-2031; Web site: http://www.jrre.psu.edu/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10